Aliona Vilani
Russian-born Aliona comes to Strictly having danced in the American Dancing with the Stars tour, and also in the DWTS pro dances
The Strictly Come Dancing professional dancers
Find out everything you need to know about the professional dancers from Strictly Come Dancing. We’ve profiled each of the pros, including their Strictly records, highest scores and best moments. You can even watch selected video highlights courtesy of YouTube.
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Anton du Beke
Anton du Beke is Strictly’s ballroom maestro and a veteran of all six series. He reached the semi-final of series one with Lesley Garrett but hasn’t fared so well in later years!
Brendan Cole
Ballroom bad boy Brendan has been with Strictly since series one, and became the first pro champion with partner Natasha Kaplinsky.
Brian Fortuna
Strictly’s one and only "American Boy", Brian joined the team in series six, having danced on America’s Dancing With The Stars.
Darren Bennett
Darren joined Strictly in series two and made a splash with Jill Halfpenny (and THAT jive) to become champion in his first year.
Erin Boag
Ballroom specialist Erin joined Strictly in its first year, and partnered Colin Jackson to the runner-up spot in series three.
Flavia Cacace
Argentine Tango specialist Flavia first appeared in Strictly in series three, joined as a regular pro in series four, and finished second with Matt di Angelo in series five.
Ian Waite
Ian joined Strictly in series two and has twice made the final, with Denise Lewis and Zoe Ball. He has occasionally been described as ‘tall’.
James Jordan
James joined Strictly in series four and soon gave Brendan a run for his money as the bad boy of ballroom. He broke his week four hoodoo when dancing with Cherie Lunghi in series six.
Katya Virshilas
Blonde bombshell Katya hails from Lithuania/Canada, and is one of the three new pro dancers for series seven of Strictly Come Dancing.
Kristina Rihanoff
Siberian bombshell Kristina joined Strictly in series six from the American Dancing With The Stars, and made an unforgettable start when dancing with John Sergeant.
Lilia Kopylova
Lilia joined Strictly with partner and husband Darren Bennett in series two, and went on to win it the following year with Darren Gough.
Matthew Cutler
Matthew joined Strictly in series three, but made the most of partner Alesha Dixon’s ability to take the glitter ball in series five.
Natalie Lowe
A previous winner of the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars, Aussie ballroom beauty Natalie Lowe joins for series seven of the show.
Ola Jordan
Ola and husband James joined Strictly in series four. While she’s had some tricky partners to teach, she still reached the final five with Kenny Logan in series five.
Vincent Simone
Argentine Tango specialist Vincent appeared on Strictly as a guest expert in series three, and joined in series four.
Andrew Cuerden
Andrew (aka Zorro), a Latin American specialist, starred in the third series of Strictly with Holby City’s Jaye Jacobs (Donna).
Camilla Dallerup
A Strictly original, Camilla went close several times before finally taking the title in series six with partner Tom Chambers.
Hanna Haarala
Hanna starred in the third series of Strictly with actor Will Thorpe from Casualty. Hanna had a wonderful six weeks on the show with Will showing most of his dance talents in the ballroom dances rather than the Latin.
Hayley Holt
Hayley joined Strictly in series six to partner Olympic swimmer Mark Foster, having previously danced in New Zealand’s Dancing With The Stars.
Karen Hardy
Karen joined Strictly in series three and only took a year to take the glitter ball, tasting victory with partner Mark Ramprakash.
Nicole Cutler
Nicole joined Strictly in series two and returned in series four and five to produce some great dances, including John Barnes’ salsa.